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What Causes Blood In Phlegm After A Surgery?

After surgery I am spitting up blood. The medical team member told me the Anaesthesiologist had hard time putting the endotraecheal tube because I have a lot of pleghms. I was given antibiotic bec they said I might have walking pneumonia. Is it a sign of problem with my lungs?
Fri, 22 Dec 2017
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Hello. Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic. During general anasthesia they put in an endotracheal tube. In some difficult cases intubation might cause some injury in the pharyngeal wall. This injury might be causing blood in phlegm. However it will heal with time. An endotracheal tube is not inserted into the lungs but only in the trachea. Antibiotics are given as a cover up measure to prevent any bacterial complications following general anesthesia. Hope I helped. Thanks.
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What Causes Blood In Phlegm After A Surgery?

Hello. Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic. During general anasthesia they put in an endotracheal tube. In some difficult cases intubation might cause some injury in the pharyngeal wall. This injury might be causing blood in phlegm. However it will heal with time. An endotracheal tube is not inserted into the lungs but only in the trachea. Antibiotics are given as a cover up measure to prevent any bacterial complications following general anesthesia. Hope I helped. Thanks.